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Help us Boost the Budget this season!

The club is running an exciting new Crowdfunder called Boost the Budget aiming to raise £25,000 – with every penny guaranteed to go on the first team playing budget for this season.

BTB

Crowdfunder page: BoosttheBudget

 

Why are we doing this?

The priority in our club’s Vision, based on the wishes of co-owners, is sustainable success on the pitch. 

Therefore our current business plan sets out our main target as promotion to the National League North by 2025.

Of course the benefits of success on the pitch are not limited to promotion. Football is our driver, and a winning team creates an exciting buzz around the club, driving larger attendances, greater spend at Broadhurst Park and a higher profile for FC United – in turn making us even more attractive to sponsors.

That’s why we want to launch Boost the Budget now – allowing Neil Reynolds the opportunity to refine his squad as the new season kicks off and be able to afford to retain every player he believes he needs to allow for exciting football and winning ways.

From this, we hope the winning buzz around the club will follow!

Every penny raised by the Crowdfunder will go to Reno for spending on the playing budget. We would not be the first supporter-owned team to go down this route – several others do this every year.

However we anticipate that for FC United, this will be a one-off ahead of a greater commercial focus bringing in more income during 2023-2025.

The rewards

We have an exciting range of rewards on offer for those who support our Crowdfunder. 

Options include:

  • The opportunity to be 'almost one of the squad' for a day
  • Special souvenir shirts from our historic Fenix Trophy final triumph
  • Seats on the team coach for away matches
  • Limited edition stadium print
  • Training with the men's first team squad

BP print

This stylish limited edition print of Broadhurst Park could be yours (print only, frame not included)

You can simply make a donation if you prefer – this is a more affordable way to support Reno and the squad.

How to take part

Go to the Crowdfunder page here to purchase a reward or make a donation.

Keep an eye on our social media channels for content from Reno and the players explaining why they need all of us to get behind the Crowdfunder and #BoosttheBudget!

Our promise

This is not the first time we’ve run a Crowdfunder campaign, and we know in the past there have been delays in getting some rewards to contributors.

On this occasion we have a small team of volunteers who will be dedicated to ensuring all rewards are made available to contributors as soon as possible.

Boost the Budget is running from Saturday, August 13th for one month and we will post regular updates as the campaign progresses.

Thank you in advance for your support!


First Posted ~ 08:39 Sat 13 Aug 2022
News ID ~ 9348
Last Updated ~ 16:47 Wed 2 Nov 2022